Recognizing the recent activity between Land Defenders and RBC, it is important we keep the pressure up, and let investors know that they can't escape the pressure to divest CGL - even during the holiday season. Find out more, share and sign up for the RBC Wet'suwet'en Solidarity Action on December 21st. You can also get involved by joining the International Week of Action to Defund Coastal GasLink starting December 20 - See the Facebook page and the social media toolkit.
Some Background on CGL, RBC and the Wet'suwet'en Nation
The Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation oppose the construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline in their territory. On October 19th, Gidimt'en, one of five clans of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, sent out a letter to CGL investors calling them to divest from the project, and received the following letter from RBC. Gidimt'en issued their response to RBC and are asking groups to amplify their message using this share package. In addition, the Yintah Access, who are defending access to the Gidimt'en territory, just released this call for a Week of Action starting December 20th, targeting the investors of CGL. The National Observer recently published the article ”Canada’s Supreme Court recognizes Wet’suwet’en law. So how is Coastal GasLink moving ahead?”, which gives a detailed summary of the issues involved in the CGL pipeline. They also reported that “Hundreds of academics condemn RCMP, governments over Coastal GasLink crisis” in an open letter calling for government intervention in the wake of RCMP enforcement of an injunction granted to Coastal GasLink. ClimateFast recently issued a Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en People. |
